Master of Arts in Archaeology

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . Designed for students drawn to understanding past peoples, the Archaeology Master of Arts (MA) program at the University of Saskatchewan equips you with advanced theoretical and methodological tools through field and course work. This program supports your drive to investigate deep histories and contribute meaningfully to how we understand our shared human story. This thesis-based Archaeology Master’s program places particular importance on community-based research, particularly with Indigenous communities, and working with local archaeological societies to ensure our research aligns with community priorities. Our core research areas are: Bioarchaeology - with a focus on human remains from archaeological and other contexts, explore how social lives are embodied in skeletal and dental tissues and reconstruct past experiences (e.g., diet, activity, behaviour), health, and identities. Environmental archaeology - investigate human-environment relationships and interaction from time immemorial through the recent past, employing a combination of palaeoethnobotanical and archaeological research methods. Zooarchaeology - analyze faunal remains from archaeological sites to understand past human–animal relationships, including diet, subsistence, season of occupation, animal processing, domestication, and animal life histories. Community-based archaeology - collaborate with present-day communities, with a strong focus on